Shanghai Ocean University

Shanghai Ocean University’s predecessor was Jiangsu Provincial Fisheries School, established in 1912. In 1952, it became Shanghai Fisheries College, China’s first undergraduate fisheries higher education institution. It was renamed Shanghai Fisheries University in 1985 and, with Ministry of Education approval, Shanghai Ocean University in 2008. It has 2 postdoctoral research stations, doctoral degree authorization in 3 first-level and 21 second-level disciplines, master’s degree authorization in 10 first-level and 43 second-level disciplines, and 47 undergraduate programs and specializations. It has more than 12800 undergraduates and over 2800 postgraduate students. Its more than 1100 faculty and staff include nearly 800 teaching and research personnel, over 400 with senior professional and technical appointments, and more than 300 doctoral and master’s supervisors.

Shanghai Ocean University is a multidisciplinary university with a complete educational system, numerous disciplinary categories and distinctive educational strengths, with coordinated development in agriculture, science, engineering, economics, literature, management and other disciplines. It has 1 national key discipline, 12 provincial or ministerial key disciplines, 5 national distinctive programs, 3 national quality courses, 1 national teaching team, 15 Shanghai educational excellence initiatives and 1 Shanghai university E-Research Institute. It has strong research capabilities in marine resource development and utilization, genetics and breeding, and food processing. Since the 1990s, more than 50 scientific and technological achievements have reached internationally leading or advanced standards, over 90 have been domestic firsts or reached advanced domestic standards, and more than 40 have received national research project support or achievement awards. It has made major contributions in environmental protection, species conservation, genetics and breeding, food processing, marine resource development and utilization, aquaculture, and agricultural economics and management.

The university maintains close exchanges and cooperation with universities in the United States, Japan, Russia, Australia, South Korea and other countries, and in Taiwan and Hong Kong, as well as with several international organizations. It has signed cooperation agreements with 73 universities or research institutions in 23 countries. It exchanges students with a number of overseas universities. Its current international student population totals 145, from 18 countries. It has long participated in the China-US Living Marine Resources Cooperation Program and maintains long-term friendly partnerships with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the Asian Fisheries Society and the International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management. Shanghai Ocean University began admitting international students in 1955 and is a host institution for Chinese Government Scholarships and Shanghai Municipal Government Scholarships.